ardamax | 20380cbd8ce0dbf4bbfd7ee1b9706859dc0dbf70adcb2b1c5aa2cb3d9b868c62

General

Target

fc98de9f15ca1a2ef433c2a830ded2e2_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.2MB
MD5

fc98de9f15ca1a2ef433c2a830ded2e2
SHA1

aaf33a03ecd7b0196482aca1b35ed07e7b2870ca
SHA256

20380cbd8ce0dbf4bbfd7ee1b9706859dc0dbf70adcb2b1c5aa2cb3d9b868c62
SHA512

87acaa131cfaecab58ad4453ce895707f1da04e08a29e817b9472e33d9023d8b7113ff028236fe502447346b3b1ba959f8e438a8a6af4951d4ea6f08a75f2aeb
SSDEEP

24576:GZxTUydgw6/1xvZCxKXAimGx0miYrPc2s83Vu0:GXTPixvZC8XAc0lC3Vu

Score

10^/10

ardamax discovery keylogger persistence stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Ardamax
A keylogger first seen in 2013.
keylogger stealer ardamax

Ardamax main executable 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x00070000000234e2-8.dat	family_ardamax

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-355097885-2402257403-2971294179-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	fc98de9f15ca1a2ef433c2a830ded2e2_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
820	PXJ.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
820	PXJ.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\PXJ Start = "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\QQCLYN\\PXJ.exe"	PXJ.exe

Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
discovery

Query Registry
T1012

Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\QQCLYN\	PXJ.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\QQCLYN\PXJ.004	fc98de9f15ca1a2ef433c2a830ded2e2_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\QQCLYN\PXJ.001	fc98de9f15ca1a2ef433c2a830ded2e2_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\QQCLYN\PXJ.002	fc98de9f15ca1a2ef433c2a830ded2e2_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\QQCLYN\AKV.exe	fc98de9f15ca1a2ef433c2a830ded2e2_JaffaCakes118.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\QQCLYN\PXJ.exe	fc98de9f15ca1a2ef433c2a830ded2e2_JaffaCakes118.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	fc98de9f15ca1a2ef433c2a830ded2e2_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PXJ.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: 33	820	PXJ.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	820	PXJ.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
820	PXJ.exe
820	PXJ.exe
820	PXJ.exe
820	PXJ.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2940 wrote to memory of 820	2940	fc98de9f15ca1a2ef433c2a830ded2e2_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2940 wrote to memory of 820	2940	fc98de9f15ca1a2ef433c2a830ded2e2_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2940 wrote to memory of 820	2940	fc98de9f15ca1a2ef433c2a830ded2e2_JaffaCakes118.exe	82

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fc98de9f15ca1a2ef433c2a830ded2e2_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fc98de9f15ca1a2ef433c2a830ded2e2_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2940
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\QQCLYN\PXJ.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\QQCLYN\PXJ.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:820

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

2

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\QQCLYN\AKV.exe

Filesize
456KB

MD5
1f29b1075a91b3da0ccc0b9c49eece56

SHA1
048e675f087181035aedece9e7b11d065c6355cc

SHA256
4f6825548b32329c3360ed9abb7c0a6809a2c2291cf0bcaac511a9fa32a6336e

SHA512
7e152caf055f57f599ecc1e3a404b540b721b3315d2ba16bff6eb21f03edeb3a06ae185621e3139293612d94210f500f098bd281489ca7f336efd8b5284ee060

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\QQCLYN\PXJ.001

Filesize
61KB

MD5
31c866d8e4448c28ae63660a0521cd92

SHA1
0e4dcb44e3c8589688b8eacdd8cc463a920baab9

SHA256
dc0eaf9d62f0e40b6522d28b2e06b39ff619f9086ea7aa45fd40396a8eb61aa1

SHA512
1076da7f8137a90b5d3bbbbe2b24fd9774de6adbcdfd41fd55ae90c70b9eb4bbf441732689ad25e5b3048987bfb1d63ba59d5831a04c6d84cb05bbfd2d32f839

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\QQCLYN\PXJ.002

Filesize
43KB

MD5
093e599a1281e943ce1592f61d9591af

SHA1
6896810fe9b7efe4f5ae68bf280fec637e97adf5

SHA256
1ac0964d97b02204f4d4ae79cd5244342f1a1798f5846e9dd7f3448d4177a009

SHA512
64cb58fbf6295d15d9ee6a8a7a325e7673af7ee02e4ece8da5a95257f666566a425b348b802b78ac82e7868ba7923f85255c2c31e548618afa9706c1f88d34dc

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\QQCLYN\PXJ.004

Filesize
1KB

MD5
dc57d0250164b00e5c052006e7f2342b

SHA1
355d2fda97afcf0781c11539477974cdd2d91eb4

SHA256
cd76a03c229347c58c29e997c09c9b73c050371e61e2160f2baa94dd750e815e

SHA512
68fd2bf7b08f549af29197d1a9d86703acbd475590edba710deb5f4e657f5dcdb8834b8bb53b45664625d08e9ed6d4e8a803a0af8847d93fb4c1323338d5025b

Download Submit
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\QQCLYN\PXJ.exe

Filesize
1.5MB

MD5
0aaffc12ef1b416b9276bdc3fdec9dff

SHA1
9f38d7cf6241d867da58f89db9ff26544314b938

SHA256
42b33dd905c5668c2518a6a7d407fb10c303cfedeaefcd7b6e4c7cc1b891c73b

SHA512
bbde0986b298c6172e7c8e3f938db9425f54cca097e280736e1ba289afd06a0b86f7cbc91f6d46458bc8e75069c12cda1cf808acf3b6c773b0661d081136ee7c

Download Submit
memory/820-16-0x00000000006E0000-0x00000000006E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download
memory/820-18-0x00000000006E0000-0x00000000006E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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